Quarter Ton Yachts
Royal Cork Yacht Club will stage the 2023 Quarter Ton Cup in Cork Harbour from July 13-15th, and plans are afoot to make it 'the Quarter Ton sailing event of the decade'. News of the Cup coming to the Irish…
Cove Sailing Club Elects Quarter Ton Sailor Dominic Losty as Commodore
30th November 2022 Cove Sailing Club
Cove Sailing Club (CSC) elected Quarter Ton yachtsman Dominic Losty as Commodore at Tuesday night's AGM. After a busy and successful year for the Cork Harbour club, Losty takes over from outgoing Niall Hawes. Losty is a long-time Quarter Ton sailor…
The distinctive black hulled Dublin Bay-based Quarter Tonner Cartoon is for sale. Priced at €15,000, the 1986 vintage Fauroux design is described as one of the fastest quarter tonners, especially in light airs. Built in Antibes using divinycell core technology rather than balsa…
21 teams enjoyed nine races on windward-leeward and round the cans courses at Cork Week. Sam Laidlaw’s Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron Cowes scored seven race wins out of ten to rocket to the class title. Marcus Ryan’s…
Sam Laidlaw’s Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron made it six straight bullets in the first race on Thursday at Cork Week but came fifth in the second, proving that the team from Cowes is human! BLT was…
Sam Laidlaw’s Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron won their fifth race in a row and have a big lead in IRC Three on Wednesday, day three of Cork Week Regatta. Dorgan, Marshall & Losty’s Quarter Tonner Illegal…
There is no stopping Sam Laidlaw’s Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron, who kept their perfect scoreline on day two of Cork Week with an emphatic win in Race Three of the series to lead the class by…
Sam Laidlaw’s Quarter Tonner BLT from the Royal Yacht Squadron dominated IRC Three of Volvo Cork Week Regatta today, scoring three straight bullets. Marcus Ryan’s Irish youth team racing J/24 HeadCase (that won overall in the UK at the weekend)…
With a statement of her intent delivered at Calves Week in West Cork in August 2021, Courtown Sailing Club Quarter Tonner 'Snoopy' became the ICRA Divison 3 National Champion at the first attempt last September after a superbly sailed series on Dublin Bay in 2021. And…
Although this Quarter Tonner has had three previous Cork owners, Anchor Challenge has spent the past few seasons in a shed in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, well away from her original moorings. Happily now, however, the ICRA class…
Three More Quarter Tonners Strengthen Cork Harbour's Class Three Yacht Racing Fleet
7th March 2022 Quarter Ton
Cork Harbour's Class Three continues to strengthen for the 2022 season with the arrival of three more good Quarter Tonners in the last two months. Royal Cork's Winter League provided a glimpse of the latest moves into the club cruiser class…
New Cove Sailing Club Quarter Tonner 'Illegal' Set to Arrive in Cork Harbour This Summer
25th January 2022 Quarter Ton
Cove Sailing Club expect another vintage Quarter Tonner to join its fleet this season with the purchase of the UK yacht, 'Illegal'. Former CSC Commodore Kieran Dorgan team is part of the syndicate to purchase the new boat that replaces…
Vintage Quarter Tonner Moves Ahead in Royal Cork's O'Leary Winter League
21st November 2021 Quarter Ton
Last week's three-way points tie in the Royal Cork O’Leary Insurance Winter League as reported by Afloat here was broken in yesterday's third race by league debutantes Colman Garvey and Kieran Kelleher sailing their new Quarter Tonner Diamond. Garvey and Kelleher lead on…
Quarter Tonner Still Leads With Three Boats Tied on Points at Royal Cork O'Leary Insurance Winter League (Photo gallery)
14th November 2021 Quarter Ton
A three-way points tie in the Royal Cork O'Leary Insurance Winter League sees debutantes Colman Garvey and Kieran Kelleher sailing their new Quarter Tonner Diamond continue to lead overall after two races under the tie break rule. As Afloat reported previously the…
Debutante Quarter Tonner Diamond Wins First Race of O'Leary Insurance League at Royal Cork Yacht Club
7th November 2021 Quarter Ton
O'Leary Insurance Winter League debutantes Colman Garvey and Kieran Kelleher sailing their new Quarter Tonner Diamond were the winners of Sunday's first IRC race of the Royal Cork League that is being sailed this year exclusively under White Sails. Dave Lane's…
Quarter Tonner Cartoon Wins DBSC Cruisers Three Saturday Races on IRC & ECHO
18th September 2021 Quarter Ton
In the first race of the Cruiser Three Championships that include Dublin By Sailing Club's Saturday Series - and Sunday's Kish Race from the DMYC - the all-black Quarter Tonner Cartoon, skippered by Sybil McCormack and Ken Lawless won both DBSC's…
